Smartphones did nothing. The "people" who manipulated the reality within them did.

It's no surprise that conservative billionaires went on a massive left-leaning media buying spree... Washington Post, Twitter, CNN, etc etc etc.

No, we the tech industry are key enablers. For the past two decades, we were obsessed with refining the methods of mass-surveillance and manipulation. We've brought about tremendous harm to society and it's time to start taking accountability.